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CIOs Struggle To Keep Their Airlines In The Air

The Accidental Successful CIO

Airlines run on their IT systems and CIOs have to keep these running. When we think about the person who has the CIO job, we think of someone who spends their time thinking about the importance of information technology including such things as cloud computing, building new data centers, and the arrival of the internet of things.

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO Business Intelligence

The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. Since Erin has a limited budget, one of the first things she might do is go to the internet and browse through meta-search engines looking for a deal.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Both United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines saw service outages in 2023 resulting from wonky software upgrades, and Southwest ended the previous year with a Christmas travel meltdown blamed on outdated systems. Probably the worst IT airline disaster of 2023 came on the government side, however.

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Top Technology News Ticker for 6 June 2016

CTOvision

After acquisition by Google, Nest got "virtually unlimited budget", quadrupled employees, had no new products, caused constant bad PR, and may be for sale now (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica). American Airlines signs contract with ViaSat for in-flight Wi-Fi on some of its planes, ending Gogo's exclusivity (Mike Freeman/Los Angeles Times).

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Stand By For Reporting From the Intelligence and National Security Summit 18-19 Sep 2014 #Intelligence2014

CTOvision

Lewis and Dr. Rhonda Anderson of the ODNI National Intelligence Council will be moderating a panel of Dr Chris Reed (IARPA), Mr. Mark White (Deloitte) and myself on topics of the Internet of Things and its implication for intelligence. Office of Management and Budget. United Airlines. Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Ron Brooks.

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What You Need to Know About Investing in Tech Stocks

Galido

If you are internet savvy enough to be considering online trading, then you almost certainly know what Facebook’s selling proposition is to its users – it connects people. There is always scope for innovation, too – if you invest in an airline, all they can really do to shake things up is add a new route or come up with a new pricing model.

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Strategic positioning in the flow economy: 3 action steps

Trends in the Living Networks

Walk into a youth hostel or budget hotel in any exotic country around the world, and you’re more than likely to see someone reading a guidebook from Lonely Planet, the dominant global brand in budget travel. American Airlines was a very early leader in redefining its participation in the emerging information flows in the economy.